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Garbage

/ˈɡɑːbɪd͡ʒ/

Food waste material of any kind.

📖 Definitions of "Garbage"

noun
  1. 1

    Food waste material of any kind.

    "Garbage is collected on Tuesdays; rubbish on Fridays"

  2. 2

    Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

    "The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste."

  3. 3

    A place or receptacle for waste material.

    "He threw the newspaper into the garbage."

  4. 4

    Nonsense; gibberish.

verb
  1. 1

    To eviscerate

adjective
  1. 1

    Bad, crap, shitty

    "He gave me some pretty garbage advice last night."

🔄 Synonyms of "Garbage"

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WordDefinition
refuseverb(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
scrapsnounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
food wastenounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

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WordDefinition
refusenounCollectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
food wastenounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
scrapsnounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
litteringnounThe dropping of litter.
junkyardnounA place where rubbish is discarded.
dumpnounA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
debrisnounRubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
landfillnoun(countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
dustbinnoun(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
wastebasketnounA usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
dumpsternoun(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
toiletnoun(UK, Australia, Hong Kong) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
burialnounThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
binnounA box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
basketnounA lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
bucketnounA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
pailnounA vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
basementnoun(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
ditchnounA trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

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